The Russian Defense Ministry is seeking to have 10,300 medals manufactured for “participants in the military operation in Syria,” in what appears to be the closest official indication of the number of people who served in Russia’s six-month military incursion in Syria.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russian medals order could indicate number of Syria troops
Russian soldiers work behind their screens on March 17, 2016 in Russia's reconciliation center as they monitor the truce in Syria at the Hmeimim air base in the Latakia province. \u200f
